title: Three-dimensional open framework built from Cu-S icosahedral clusters and its photocatalytic property.
abstract: Reported here is an extraordinary and unprecedented sulfide containing icosahedral [Cu8S12]16- clusters that behave like a pseudo-octahedral unit in the bonding pattern and are linked through two monomeric GeS4(4-) and four dimeric Ge2S6(4-) units into a covalent 3-D open framework. Its large Cu to Ge ratio is highly unusual in 3-D open-framework sulfides and contributes to its low electronic band gap and the visible light photocatalytic activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of California, Riverside, California 92521, USA.
authors.forename: Zhenyu
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Xianhui
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Bu
authors.forename: Pingyun
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Feng